Winking Kat Tales

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. THE DISPATCH SILVER SERIES (ages 12 to ADULT)  45 minutes Copyright © 2026 by P. Haines-Ainsworth produced by Winking Kat Books "THE DISPATCH"  is an original, one-act play about a printer, John Gaines, who lives in New York City with his family in 1776.  Although he supports the movement rebelling against the oppressive govern...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. HENNY PENNY GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up) Copyright © 2023 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt produced by Winking Kat Books "HENNY PENNY" is a musical mash-up of two classic fables, "The Little Red Hen" and "Chicken Little".  Our story features Henny Penny over the course of four seasons as...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. THE ARTIST'S BRUSH Red Series (ages 6 & up) Copyright 2022 by  P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt & Larry Bridges published by Winking Kat Books This  delightful new episode of Winking Kat Tales is adapted from an old Dutch fairytale - although the fairy in this story isn't the usual type of magical fairy.  H...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD Red Series (ages 7 & up) Copyright 2022 by  P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books This new, and slightly silly, musical adaptation about the famous heroic bandit, Robin Hood, features the familiar characters of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, as well as the treacher...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up) Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt produced by Winking Kat Books The Musicians of Bremen   is a musical re-telling of the familiar story from Germany about a group of 'retired' animals who must find a new purpose in life.  Ida the donkey, Schnookie the Cat, and Red...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Bonus Episode In this episode Pat interviews Fox 8 Meteorologist, Nicondra Norwood, about the weather in New Orleans and asks the very important question, "Does it Ever Snow on the Bayou?".  Since it's a very important part of the story of our musical, Bayou Bug Tales, we thought we better find out the truth. This episode...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. THE SCARECROW Red Series (ages 7 & up) Copyright 2020 by  P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books "The  Scarecrow" is a new musical adaptation of a short story by the popular American author, Washington Irving.  Like many of Washington Irving's stories, the Scarecrow is set in the f...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. BAYOU BUG TALES GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up) Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth, Terence Alaric Levitt, Larry Bridges produced by Winking Kat Books Bayou Bug Tales   is a musical re-telling of the familiar fable of "The Ant and The Grasshopper" set in Louisiana Bayou country.  The music is upbeat and fun, plus there are...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. PURRLIE'S MISSION TO THE MILKY WAY Red Series (ages 6 & up) Copyright 2020 by  P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books Purrlie, like most cats, is very curious about everything.  When her friends Bruno the Dog and Hermes the Owl tell her about the Milky Way in the sky, Purrlie is curious to k...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Blue Series (ages 5 and up) Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt    published by Winking Kat Books "Arcani and the Tree of Dreams" is an original musical story inspired by a folktale from Bolivia.  It is about a boy who dreams about setting his own path in life instead of the road he is destined to...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. The Tale Behind The Tale of Mr. Popper's Penguins Inspiration and Penguins Age 7 - Adult What inspires an artist or an author to create?  In the case of the authors behind the creation of the classic story Mr. Popper's Penguins   inspiration happened when the family took a trip to the local movie house to see a newsreel about A...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. THE THREE LITTLE PIGS Green Series (ages 3 & up) Copyright 2021 by  P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books Some stories have been told by almost every culture in every language for centuries.  No one is really sure when The Three Little Pigs was told for the first time.  Some think it might have...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. TBT SERIES - Episode 2 Ages 7 to Adult Every culture in the world has a rich tradition of telling trickster tales.  The main character of these stories is not a brave hero.  Instead, the main character is a clever and sometimes not-so-nice person or animal who likes deceiving the other characters or causing trouble. Using  "Puss &ap...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Intro to The Tale Behind the Tale Series ALL AGES What is the inspiration behind some of our favorite stories?  Who are the storytellers that shared them with the world?  Why do we love telling stories?   In this series of mini-episodes, we will play detective and find out the answers to these questions and more.  This first episode is a...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. THE DANCING PRINCESS Red Series (ages 6 & up) Copyright 2020 by  P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books "The Dancing Princess"  is an original story based on a folktale from Eastern Europe.  It is about a princess named Yulia who loves to dance so much that she is always wearing out her...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Blue Series (ages 5 and up) Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt     published by Winking Kat Books "The Nightingale" is adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's story by the same name about an Emperor and a plain Nightingale who become friends.  Published in 1843, "The Nightingale"   q...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. October 2020 marks the beginning of a second year of creating new musical stories for you.  We're excited to tell you about some of the stories, videos, and activities we have planned. Support the show Stories to fuel your imagination.

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Purple Series (ages 7 and up) Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt published by Winking Kat Books Treacherous pirates, buried treasure, and a mysterious island have helped make Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel, "Treasure Island", one of the most re-told stories of all time.  In...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Red Series (ages 6 and up) copyright © 2019 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt     published by Winking Kat Books Winking Kat presents a new, musical adaptation of the familiar tale of "Cinderella".  We've chosen Charles Perrault's sweet, romantic version of the story written in the late 1600's. ...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up) Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt produced by Winking Kat Books This episode is the last in a series of several episodes that featured tales adapted from Aesop's fables.  In this fifth episode, we feature the fables of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and "The D...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Green Series: Ages 4 and Up Copyright © 2018 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt Produced by Winking Kat Books 2020 This episode is the second in our series of short musical adaptation of popular Aesop Fables.  This episode features two fun tales, "The Sun, The North Wind, & The Man"  and "The Crows &amp...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Blue Series (ages 5 and up) Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt     published by Winking Kat Books " The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse" is a new musical adaptation of the familiar fable by the famous Greek storyteller, Aesop.  It is the story of a city mouse, Maria, who is bored with her day to...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Green Series (ages 4 & up) Copyright © 2018 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt     published by Winking Kat Books The Lion & The Mouse is the first of three episodes dedicated to the fables of the Greek storyteller, Aesop.  Winking Kat has adapted this familiar fable into a short, musical, presentation for young a...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Season One of Winking Kat Tales is up and ready for listening, but we're not taking time to celebrate.  The Winking Kat is busy getting everything ready for Season 2 and more new story episodes.  Plus, we're planning interviews with storytellers, our talented actors, teachers, scientists, and more who can give us fun facts and...

Did you enjoy this story? Let us know your favorite moments. Green Series (ages 3 and up) copyright © 2019 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt     published by Winking Kat Books This new musical adaptation of Aesop's familiar fable of "The Tortoise and the Hare" , is full of new songs and fun characters.  As in the original story, Hare challenges Tortoise to a race to...